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Give the reasons for following.
Glasses are called super cooled liquids.

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According to a general observation glass window becomes slightly thicker at the bottom than at the top and also the glass is called as super cooled liquid.This is all because glass is not a crystalline solid but, an amorphous solid and amorphous solids have the tendency to flow although, slowly and hence, Glasses are called super cooled liquids.

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